Richly Now
This is an interesting release, not ostensibly retro despite
the bandcamp tags of 60’s pop rock blues rock psychedelic rock rock and roll
Portland, though it is the last one that perhaps says most for its musical
richness, being a home of such in many ways. There are elements of lo-fi in the
recording, as with second Feel the Heat,
yet opener Welcome Yourself and third
Mountain on its Knees have a rich
complexity in their crafting and performance, horns and violin in the latter in
particular adding depth. The band have in Peter McCoid [lead vocal I am
guessing; unless Ian Harris on keyboards from picture below] a singer with a raw but confident range and style, the jazzy emotion
in fourth Fearless Now of Forever being evident. I like fifth Dance Around the Fire with its strong
guitar chords and singing, both aroused to, respectively, fuzz and gritty sass
as the song progresses. There is a
60s feel to some of that lead guitar in its garage-pop, and then more delicate
piano, guitar and female vocal sticks its collective head through the open
door. There’s blues in sixth Peace is
Free, wah-wah date-checking, and trombone being just a little different.
The following two tracks Blooming and
Endless Sky slow the pace, so there
is languidness, sweet reflection, emotive rises and floating harmony: not in
that order, and not limited to that, but again confident in its unadorned but
fresh performance. I’ll just mention one more, Andromeda Sun Pt 2, which is a fulsome blues with fulsome vocal and
punchy instrumentation. A fine band and songwriting that does much more than
echo of before.
And I’ll just mention the ending in particular of penultimate
track Mother Nature Takes Care of Me
which is rousing stuff.
Buy here, naming your price.
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